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Winter 2021
60 West Wattles Road • Troy, MI 48098 • 248-524-3570
www.TroyHistoricVillage.org /troyhistvillage /cheddarthevillagemouse @TroyHistVillage /troyhistvillage
A WINTER OF LIGHT
As the days get shorter, we Ancient
defy the night and darkness Observances
with the flip of a switch. The The Latin poet Catullus
modern conveniences of described the Roman
electricity and lightbulbs make holiday of Saturnalia
it easy to forget our connection as “the best of days,”
to the daily, monthly, and yearly when feasts were had,
cycles of light and dark. social hierarchies were
inverted, and gifts—including wax candles—were given, all
An Astronomical in celebration of the god Saturn at the time of the Winter
Moment Solstice. Ancient Scandinavians, Germanic peoples, and
From ancient times, people Celts all burned massive Yule logs to drive darkness from
have noticed that winter their dwellings on long winter nights.
means shorter days and longer nights. The loss of daylight
hours is noticeable throughout the fall, but in the northern Celebrations of Light
hemisphere the “extreme of winter” takes place at a very Many of these rites and
specific point in December. Described poetically by the symbols, especially the element
Farmer’s Almanac as the “astronomical moment” when the of light, have become part
sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, the Winter Solstice of modern-day celebrations.
marks the shortest day of the year—and the longest night. Visit the Village this winter to
learn about the many ways our
An Existential Threat neighbors use light in their daily
Ancient and medieval peoples lives and annual celebrations.
were concerned with the Brighten up a dark time of the
existential threat posed by year and see the Village in a
wintertime darkness and new light.
starvation. From these fears emerged a variety of rituals
and celebrations designed to honor solar deities and to
bring life-sustaining warmth and light into hearths and homes.
P R O U D LY S P O N S O R E D B Y
THS News
Fall Appeal - Firm Foundations
This fall we are incredibly thankful for the firm
foundation that our Villagers, Board, and Staff
Board Officers have built over the years. Physical buildings,
Padma Kuppa collections and financial donations have been
President mortared together with hours of volunteer
sweat and dedication. The foundations of Grants Update
Ward Randol This fall, THS received a $18,000 Operational
buildings rarely get much attention, but it’s
Vice President Support Grant from the Michigan Council
those foundations that allow us to build smart,
John Lavender exciting, and creative programs for all ages. for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National
Treasurer Endowment for the Arts. This grant will help
Cindy Stewart Those foundations also help us weather pay the salaries for our historical interpreters
Secretary difficult times. We are reading daily about and programming staff during this fiscal year.
jobs cuts, reduced programming, and closed We are thrilled that MCACA and the NEA
Board Members doors across our country and especially in recognize and support the outstanding work
Howard Adams our cultural and arts sectors. Up to one third of our staff in bringing quality programs to
of our nation’s museums may not survive students of all ages!
Barbara Chambers
Aditya Ezhuthachan this year. Others will lose or have already
lost the talented professionals that bring their
Judy Iceman
collections and programs to life.
Sue Lavender
Michael Nowosatko
The good news is YOU have built and
JoAnn Preston continue to support a firm foundation at the
Kris Rose Village! Your donations this spring filled a
critical gap when Covid shuttered schools. It
Ex Officio allowed us to re-envision our programming
Jen Peters and reach out to students, parents, and
Executive Director teachers in new ways. Regular programming
has not returned to the Village yet. If you
Emeritus haven’t already, please consider a donation
Judy Siess this fall to continue our mission through the
spring and summer. On the Horizon
The Troy Historical Society is putting the
New Publishing
finishing touches on updated membership
Schedule options! Your annual membership to the
Spring: March - May Society supports our mission to activate
Summer: June - August discovery and cultivate life-long exploration
Fall: September - of history by sharing and preserving heritage
November through creative, meaningful experiences at
Troy Historic Village. New membership levels
Winter: December -
and benefits are our way to thank you for your
February
support. Look for these changes in the next
Village Press!
Enjoy your seasonal
Village Press!
Winter Village Press • 2
Executive Director...
Jen Peters
Another Tale Begins Address:
60 W. Wattles Rd.
Troy, MI 48098
When Loraine and I sat down for one of our The Village and I are starting new chapters as
first meetings with Cedroni, OHM Advisors, well! As I start my time as director, I can’t help
Website:
www.troyhistoricvillage.org
and the City of Troy to discuss the restoration but think about all the preceding chapters in
and renovation plans for the Niles-Barnard my life. I grew up in the farmland of northern Facebook:
House, we brought everyone copies of Fred Indiana, one of seven kids. I wanted to strike /troyhistvillage
Barnard’s The House with Two Tales. This out a bit for college and found Albion where I
book tells the stories of the Niles family who got a degree in anthropology and art history Cheddar Facebook:
/cheddarthevillagemouse
built the original house at Troy Corners, and of and met my husband Jeremy. I was fortunate
the Barnard family who lived there, loving the to spend two summers on a dig outside Twitter & Instagram:
home and the Troy community for more than Mexico City during that time, eventually @troyhistvillage
60 years. As they thumbed through the book researching and writing a thesis on the effects
they asked if we were going to add a chapter of Aztec rule on plainware ceramic production. Winter Hours:
about their work on the house. After college, Jeremy and I married and Mon-Wed, 10am-3pm
Thurs-Fri, 10am-8pm
moved to Duke where he got a master’s
They might have been joking, but in many Saturdays, 4pm-8pm
degree. Closed Nov. 26-28 and
ways we really are adding a chapter to the
Dec. 24-Jan. 3 except for:
story of the Niles-Barnard House. As they’ve BK (before kids) we spent a year in England
Special Holiday Hours:
worked and pealed back layers over the last where he pastored four churches and I Dec. 21, 22 & 23: 10am – 8pm &
10 months we’ve seen hundred-year-old wood sharpened my touring and planning skills Dec. 28, 29 & 30: 10am – 8pm
siding patched with 1960s plywood, thick as we made the most of our time across Visit website for Jan/Feb hours
1850s floorboards covered with newspaper the pond. We settled back in Michigan and
and 1940s Limonium, square cut nails and started a family. In my time at home with our Admission:
horse-hair plaster mixed with art deco door kids, Celia and Daniel, I began volunteering Adults $5, Seniors $3,
knobs and modern electrical systems. We’ve and creating several community outreach Children 6-12 $3.
Troy Historical Society
removed some things, restored others, and programs through our churches. I also
Members FREE
sometimes encapsulated features to preserve worked for the United Methodist church
them for a later date. We’ve added new paint, getting hundreds registered for our Annual The Village winter schedule
wallpaper, carpet and fixtures to the original Conferences. By 2015 I was ready to go back will comply with State
pieces to create a new gathering space for to school and get a master’s degree in Historic guidelines. Please check
new stories—a place you can gather with your Preservation and Museums from Eastern the website for up-to-date
information.
family and friends to celebrate or to learn new Michigan. I feel that all these chapters—
things at a great program. student, spouse, mother, explorer, researcher, Villager:
planner, organizer, and volunteer—laid the Sign up to be a Villager!
groundwork for my next chapter—director. See back page.
This is certainly an interesting time to start this Donate:
new chapter, but with outstanding staff, board, To support the Village
and member support I look forward to writing through donation, mail
a check payable to the
it with you!
Troy Historical Society
or call 248-524-3570 with
your credit card.
Winter Village Press • 3
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with Santa for aFew
Saturday December 12, 10am-5pm
Sunday December 13, 11am-4pm
Indoors or Online ǀ Adults & Seniors ǀ Price: THS Member: $8 or
Make a memory this year: write and deliver a wish list Non-Member: $9
to Santa, listen to Mr. and Mrs. Claus read a holiday
story, and make a craft in Santa’s workshop. Tour our Join us this winter for staff-led history talks on any of the dates listed
festive Celebration of Light exhibit, too. below or contact us to schedule a private program for your group of
5-18 people. Masks are required for onsite programs. New: we’re
Masks are required for participants age 3 and
also offering virtual versions of each Tea! (See below for Zoom
over. Fifteen-minute family photo sessions with our
professional photographer are available and include program dates.)
digital copies of 5 touched-up photos.
Christmas Traditions
Come at your assigned time so you don’t miss a Virtual (Zoom): Thursday December 10 at 10am
minute of festive fun—space is limited! Register Learn how pre-Christian traditions of winter solstice, yule, and
for your timed admission tickets in advance at Saturnalia influenced modern Christmas celebrations.
troyhistoricvillage.org. Time slots allow for up to 10
guests in each group- bring your bubble!
Winter in the Civil War
At the Village: Tuesday
Price for Adults: THS Members: $8 ǀ Non-members: $10
Price for Kids: Children (3-12): $7 ǀ Young children January 12 at 10am or
(2 & under): FREE Thursday January 14 at 3pm
Family Photoshoot 15-minute timeslots available for Virtual (Zoom): Thursday
additional $60/family. January 14 at 10am
Hear how soldiers and civilians
endured the long cold winter
months during the Civil War.
Golden Age of Radio
Family Program: Spies, Virtual (Zoom): Thursday February 11 at 10am
At the Village: Thursday February 18 at 3pm
Lies, and Mysteries Travel back in time with us to the “golden age” of radio from the
1920s to 1950s. Learn about the invention of radio and how it grew
Jan 22, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Other dates available by appointment to be our main source of news and entertainment. We’ll give extra
attention to our own Detroit radio stations. Walk down memory
Moms, dads, and kids, we have a brand-new lane with us as we remember the sitcoms, mysteries, westerns,
program coming to the Village: Spies, Lies, and commercials, World War II news reports, President Roosevelt’s
Mysteries! Learn how child spies helped during the “fireside chats,” and more!
Revolutionary War; explore spy tools and techniques
like fingerprinting while you work with your group to
All registration: https://www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/teas-at-
solve a Village mystery. Great for upper-elementary
age kids! Space is limited. two/ or 248-524-3570.
Price: THS Member: $12 ǀ Non-member: $15
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Constitution 2:00 pm ǀ Select Sundays ǀ FREE
Cafés Utilizing the Socratic Method of inquiry, engage
in civil discourse to ‘create’ a new Constitution.
Sponsored by Oakland County Bar Foundation.
December 20: Powers Prohibited to States, Art
1 Sec. 10
January 10: The Executive and the Electoral
College Article II, Sec. 1 cls. 1-4
February 14: Qualifications of the President
Art. II, Sec. 1. cl. 5
We now require advance registration for Constitution Cafés and will cap registration to follow
social distancing guidelines. Registration open 2 weeks in advance of each program at https:// Cheddar’s
www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/constitution-cafes/ or call 248-524-3570. Masks are Preschool Story
required for this indoors program. Hour
10:30 am | Ages 2 -5
Price per family:
THS Members: $5
Non-members: $7
Celebration of
L GHT
Celebration of Light Register for a 30-minute
virtual story time with
Cheddar and Mrs. Laura.
Exhibit We’ll read a story, talk about
an artifact, and make a
November 12 – January 8
Evening & Weekend Hours simple craft with materials
Tickets: troyhistoricvillage.org that you have at home.
December 2: Gingerbread
How do you and your family bring light into a dark season? Visit us this winter to see
and Jingle Bells—
how families around Troy celebrate light during the shortest days of the year. This indoor
ZOOM!
and outdoor exhibit will explore an array of tradition and decorations. Full of candlelight,
luminaries, and stories to cheer your spirit in the darkest days, see the Village light up as January 6: Teddy Bear
you’ve never seen it before! Invasion—ZOOM!
February 3: Circles and
Admission: FREE/Troy Historical Society Members. Non-members: $7/adult, $5/senior and Snowmen—ZOOM!
children 6-12, FREE/kids 5 and under.
Join Cheddar and Mrs.
Laura at the Village inside
Special Holiday Hours the newly renovated
We’ve added extra dates and extended our visiting hours for the holiday season! Buy timed Niles-Barnard House for a
entry tickets to tour between 10am – 8pm on any of the following dates. The lights come on at socially distant, 60-minute
dusk! story hour program.
Monday Dec. 21, Tuesday Dec. 22, and Wednesday Dec. 23
March 3: Maple
Monday Dec. 28, Tuesday Dec. 29, and Wednesday Dec. 30
Syruping—In Person!
Candlelight Tours All Registration: www.
troyhistoricvillage.org/
December 9 or December 16, 6 – 7:30pm ǀ Tickets: troyhistoricvillage.org
programs/cheddar-corner/
Join a cozy, staff-led small group candlelight tour of our Celebration of Light Exhibit. Price:
or 248-524-3570.
$12/Troy Historical Society member or $15/Non-member. Other dates for groups of 5-9
people are available by appointment (call 248-524-3570 to schedule).
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Midwinter Homeschool Programs
Open House
Geared toward 1st-5th grade children, accompanied by an adult. Enjoy
these educational experiences with your family or “pod/bubble” group.
February 15 & 16, 10am – 3pm ǀ FREE, Price is $8/person.
donations encouraged
Winter Pioneers
Visit the Village for a day of toys, games, Choose from: Tuesday January 12 at 10:00 am ǀ Saturday January 30 at
4:00 pm
activities, and crafts. A great way to spend
Get hands-on with history and experience winter preparations, chores,
your Midwinter Break! Register in advance to
fashion, and fire-building. Part of this program takes place in the log
help us ensure safe spacing for everyone.
cabin, so please dress appropriately in warm layers. Outdoor games may
also be included, weather allowing.
Winter Explorers Shopping Back-in-Time
Choose from: Tuesday February 2 at 10:00 am ǀ Thursday February 25 at
Challenge
4:00 pm
Enjoy a make-believe shopping trip in our 1910s general store. Students
January 1 – 31 ǀ All ages ǀ Virtual will be given various scenarios involving math, history, and economics
(such as needs vs. wants, scarcity, bartering, and incentives). Children
will also be given an old-fashioned candy or toy to take home!
Kick off 2021 with an adventure: join our
Winter Explorers Challenge! Families and
Register: call 248-524-3598 or e-mail Akonieczny@thvmail.org. If those
individuals are encouraged to sign up. dates/times don’t work for you, please contact us to set up a private
Donate at least $10, and you’ll receive booking for your group.
a bingo card with outdoor and indoor
challenges to complete during the month of
January, and will be eligible for cool prizes
like free family admission to our new “Play at Thank You, Sue!
the Village” Exhibit, Teas for a Few tickets, We had another retirement this past fall.
take-home craft kits, or a cozy winter basket Sue Broihan, our Business Manager for
of goodies. Visit troyhistoricvillage.org for six years has retired (for a second time!).
details and registration. Sue came to us after her first retirement
from General Motors and spent the years
keeping us on track financially. She was a
Walking Group
treasured bug in the ear while we created
new programs that were fun AND financially
5:00 pm ǀ Thursdays | FREE sound. We will miss her sharp wit and attention to detail and hope that
by the time this Village Press lands in your hands we are busy breaking
Walking Group meets all winter long! Bundle in the next Business Manager. Thank you, Sue! We hope you enjoy
up and join us for a variety of scenic 1.5 – 3 retirement and get back to traveling soon!
mile routes in or near Troy. All ages and
levels of fitness are welcome! For meeting
Santa
locations, route details or to sign up, please
call 248-524-3570 or email ssuszek@
thvmail.org.
Presented by Beaumont Health.
Santa is available to chat via Zoom on December 7 & 8! Price: $25
Based on information that you provide, Santa will tailor every 10-minute
call to each child, greeting them by name and talking to them about
Santa
their Christmas wish list. Register: www.troyhistoricvillage.org/programs/
cocoa-crafts-with-santa/
Winter Village Press • 6
Scarecrows!
We hope you had the chance to visit all the great scarecrows
this fall at the Village! It was a different kind of year, so we took
a different kind of approach. We knew early on that our 2020
Scarecrow Row might be smaller than in past years, so THS
Board Member Michael Nowosatko researched and pitched the
idea of Scarecrowtopia—an exhibit about scarecrows through
history and around the world. We filled the Village with ten
scarecrows and interpretive panels for a fun, outdoor exhibit.
Our annual Scarecrow Row is typically spearheaded by
volunteers who spend hours visiting businesses in person and
creating relationships. This year staff relied on those relational
foundations to reach out via phone and email. We usually have
an entire team of builders putting together scarecrows, but this Deborah Hancock and Carolynn Teufner work on one of our
year Deborah Hancock built nearly all the needed business Scarecrowtopia ‘crows
‘crows AND our unique Scarecrowtopia ‘crows with help from a handful of other volunteers. Deborah has always enjoyed
creating unique and artistic personalities for the scarecrows and she did an amazing job again this year. We can’t thank her
enough for all the time and talent she put into both sets of ‘crows. (In fact, if you see her, thank her AGAIN for us all!)
The exhibit and business scarecrows added lots of fun to some new fall festivities. We celebrated Plaidurday on the first Friday
of October and held an end of the year Yoga party. The ‘crows set the stage for six Trick-or-Treat events to keep families safe
and physically distanced and they were featured in a special Teas for a Few program. They even inspired a Little Scarecrows
Coloring Contest with entries from 26 little Villagers. Thank you again to all our Business Sponsors who made these fall activities
so fun AND supported the Village!
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
A.J. Desmond Funeral Home Loraine Campbell Trevarrow Hardware
Alliance Mobile Health Mahindra Auto Troy Fire Dept.
Anthology of Troy ManPower Group Troy Garden Club
Benitos Pizza Master Auto Sales Troy Friendship Club and
C & G Newspapers MSU Management Education Papa Romano’s
Clawson Steak House Center Troy Police Dept
Coldwell Banker New Century Realtors Troy Racquet Club
Community Choice Credit Next Door Lending Troy Rotary
Union Oakland Press Troy Somerset Gazette
Escape Rexpointe Kennel Troy Veterinary
Explore Yoga Rochester Lawn Equipment
Granite City Royal Oak Heating &
Home Depot Cooling
Jazzercise Troy Fitness Signs & More
Center State Farm Agency Signature Sponsor
Justine Nowosatko TCI Credit Union
Kiwanis Club The Quell Group
Winter Village Press • 7
Scouts in Action Winter 2020-2021
Individuals, troops, or packs achieve badges or electives through these
fun, engaging programs. If your troop or den needs its own time or date
(including evening), please call 248-524-3598 to speak to our teaching
team or email Akonieczny@thvmail.org. All programs are $8/person
unless otherwise noted.
Letterboxing
Thursday December 17, 3:30-5:30pm
Design your own stamp. Be a part of a small group to follow clues to
Winter Mini- find and “collect” stamp images plus leaving their mark for others to see.
Clues lead to hidden “letterboxes” in the Village—similar to geocaching,
but Victorian Style!
Workshops
60-90 minutes ǀ Families & Individuals ǀ
Playing the Past
Wednesday December 9, 3:30-5pm or Thursday January 28, 3:30-5pm
Available upon request
Be a student in the one-room school. Spend time in our Log Cabin while
Make something new using old-time
the fire blazes. Try chores from the past like weaving on a hand loom
skills and materials! All supplies are
and carrying water with a yoke. Have some old-fashioned fun!
included. Workshops are held indoors.
Check our website, call 248-524-3598, or
e-mail Akonieczny@thvmail.org to book a
NEW! Scouts Woodworking
Thursday January 21, 4-5:30pm or Saturday January 23, 10-11:30am
workshop.
Cut, hammer, and build as scouts make an individual project and one
birdhouse or bat box for the den or troop. Price: $8 per adult, $10 per
Corn Husk Doll (or ‘Action Figure’)
scout.
Ages 6+ with an adult. Members: $8/doll;
Non-Members: $12/doll.
Use corn husks and string to create a
NEW! Bear Elective—Make it Move
Thursday February 4, 3:30-5pm
classic kids’ toy or decoration.
Learn about levers, pulleys, ramps, and other simple machines. Devise
a Rube Goldberg machine to accomplish some simple task. See some
Tin-Punch Lantern & Beeswax
Troy Historic Village simple machines in action.
Candle
Ages 6+ with an adult. Members: $12/
lantern; Non-Members: $16/lantern.
NEW! Scout Night with Lights
Thursday December 3, 5:00-6:30
Use one of our templates or design your
Experience the time before electric lights as we “power down” in our Log
own tin-punch pattern. You’ll also dip a
Cabin. Also see our exhibit “Celebration of Light.” Learn about cultures
beeswax taper candle to go inside of your
and festivities that emphasize light during the dark cycle of the year.
lantern.
Thaumatropes and Optical Illusions
Age 6+ with an adult. Members: $5/
person; Non-Members: $7/person.
A great blend of history and science!
Make and take home a simple
thaumatrope, a 19th-century spinning
toy which has two pictures that appear
to blend into one! We’ll also show you
other old-fashioned toys that play tricks on
your eyes, such as stereoscopes, Jacob’s
Ladder, and buzzsaws.
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Education 2020-2021
Parents and teachers, we know learning looks a little different for everyone this year. Let the
Village support your students’ at-home or in-class learning with:
A. Our Community: purchase these curriculum-based workbooks for 1st and 2nd grades.
A teacher/parent version with answers and supplemental information is also available.
B. Virtual Field Trip: schedule a live video conference for your students to interact with
costumed historic interpreters, artifacts, and pre-recorded videos filmed at The Village.
C.
Includes a free History Trunk rental.
History Trunks: rent a trunk filled with artifacts and activities, available alone or as part
Play at
D.
of a Virtual Field Trip (recommended).
History to You (H2U): schedule an in-person visit from our historic interpreters to your the Village
February 1 – April 30,
school.
2021
E. Field Trips: bring your classroom to the Village for a field trip or join us for a Family Field
Trip Day. What toys and games
did you play with growing
F. Homeschooling: bring your family or “pod/bubble” group to the Village for history,
up? Did you have a lot of
economics, math, and science activities tailored to your children’s grade levels.
dolls and doll houses? Or
maybe a train set? What
For more information or to make a reservation, call 248-524-3598, email Akonieczny@thvmail. did kids play with 100
org or visit www.troyhistoricvillage.org and click “Parents & Teachers.” years ago? If you visit us
this February, March, and
April you can explore all
Our Community Book Series sorts of ways kids have
played at the Village
School Administrators, Teachers, and Parents:
through a series of small
Let the Village help your students stay engaged and motivated with our curriculum-based
exhibits throughout our
activity books! The Our Community series is filled with fun, age-appropriate informational
buildings. Maybe you’ll be
reading and great activities like crosswords, mazes, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and word
inspired to get out that old
searches. These books address many of the Michigan Social Studies standards for 1st and 2nd
set of jacks or marbles to
grades. Topics include the history, geography, economics, and civics of Oakland and Macomb
keep you busy this winter
County, pioneer homes, daily life in the 1800s and more. Teacher editions are included.
and spring!
Contact 248-524-3598 or Akonieczny@thvmail.org to see sample pages or place an
Admission:
order.
FREE/Troy Historical
Society Members.
Non-members: $7/adult,
$5/seniors and children
School Field Trips/Family Field Trip Days 6-12, FREE/kids 5 and
under.
Parents and kids, did you miss a school field trip last year to the Troy Historic Village?
Disappointed your new class may not be able to visit this year? Bring your “bubble” and enjoy
This exhibit will be
programs specially tailored to small groups.
open during our regular
Village Hours, Monday-
Teachers, when and if your school allows field trips, we are ready to serve you with fun Friday 10am-3pm. More
and educational programs! Geared toward 1st-5th grade children, accompanied by adults. information and timed
Available upon request entry registration will be
posted online at www.
Check our website for hours, prices, and detailed descriptions of each program. troyhistoricvillage.org.
Call 248-524-3598 or e-mail Akonieczny@thvmail.org to book a visit.
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Rent the Village
If you have a party in mind, the Village has you covered
Whether you want to book a small party soon or a larger event later, the Troy Historic Village can
accommodate your needs.
Graduations • Meetings • Luncheons • Birthdays
• Reunions • Special Events • Receptions • Bridal showers
New! Rent the restored Wedding Celebrations Graduation Parties
1837 Niles-Barnard House Thinking smaller these days? Don’t give The Village Green has two acres of
Features include full warming kitchen, give up on the elegance of your wedding. space for your celebration. From
Wi-Fi, audio visual equipment, seating The Village is available for simple graduations to reunions, meetings,
for up to 75 with an open floor plan for wedding ceremonies in our beautiful birthday parties and most anything
flexible setups. Temperature controlled 1800s Chapel or on the Village Green. else that fits your needs.
with modern, ADA-compliant restrooms.
All photography included by permission
Family Memorial Services
We understand that many families have been unable to gather and properly celebrate the lives of those they cherished.
The Village offers a peaceful Chapel to gather in a small group to remember a loved one’s life.
For rental information please call our Events Rental Manager: Marian Nowosatko
248-524-3303 or email mknowosatko@thvmail.org
Winter Village Press • 10DECEMBER 2020 JANUARY 2021
Dec 2 Cheddar’s Story Time Zoom: 10:30am Jan 1 Happy New Year! Winter Explorers Challenge
Dec 3 Scouts: Night with Lights 5:00pm begins
Dec 3 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm Jan 4 Village reopens
Jan 6 Cheddar’s Story Time (Zoom) 10:30am
Dec 7 Santa Zoom
Jan 7 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm
Dec 8 Santa Zoom
Jan 8 Celebration of Light exhibit last day
Dec 9 Scouts: Playing the Past 3:30pm
Jan 10 Constitution Café 2:00pm
Dec 9 Candlelight Tour 6:00pm
Jan 12 Teas for a Few: Winter in the Civil War 10:00am
Dec 10 Virtual Tea: Christmas Traditions 10:00am
Jan 12 Homeschool: Winter Pioneers 10:00am
Dec 10 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm Jan 14 Virtual Tea: Winter in the Civil War 10:00am
Dec 12 Cocoa & Crafts with Santa 10:00am Jan 14 Teas for a Few: Winter in the Civil War 3:00pm
Dec 13 Cocoa & Crafts with Santa 11:00am Jan 14 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm
Dec 16 Candlelight Tour 6:00pm Jan 21 Scouts: Woodworking 4:00pm
Dec 17 Scouts: Letterboxing 3:30pm Jan 21 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm
Dec 17 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm Jan 22 Family Program: Spies, Lies, and Mysteries
6:30pm
Dec 20 Constitution Café 2:00pm
Jan 23 Scouts: Woodworking 10:00am
Dec 21, 22 & 23 Special holiday hours:
Village open 10am-8pm Jan 28 Scouts: Playing the Past 3:30pm
Dec 24 - 27 Happy Holidays! Village Closed Jan 28 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm
Jan 30 Homeschool: Winter Pioneers 4:00pm
Dec 28, 29 & 30 Special holiday hours:
Village open 10am-8pm
Dec 31 - Jan 3 Village Closed
FEBRUARY 2021
Feb 1 Play at the Village exhibit opens
These dates are tentative and we will
regulate visitor numbers based on CDC Feb 2 Homeschool: Shopping Back-in-Time
10:00am
recommendations and Michigan’s phased
Feb 3 Cheddar’s Story Time (Zoom) 10:30am
re-openings. Employees and guests are
required to wear face masks for tours and Feb 4 Scouts: Bear Elective-Make it Move
programs held indoors. If you’re registered 3:30pm
to visit and you don’t feel well, please cancel Feb 4 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm
your visit and stay home. We will refund your Feb 11 Virtual Tea: Golden Age of Radio 10:00am
admission or program fees. For up-to-date Feb 11 Thursday Walking Group 5:00pm
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